diff --git a/app/build_containers.py b/app/build_containers.py
index 5e8495cb..6cd8f2b8 100644
--- a/app/build_containers.py
+++ b/app/build_containers.py
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args):
     container_build_env.update({"CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG": "true"} if debug else {})
     container_build_env.update({"CERC_FORCE_REBUILD": "true"} if force_rebuild else {})
     container_build_env.update({"CERC_CONTAINER_EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS": extra_build_args} if extra_build_args else {})
+    docker_host_env = os.getenv("DOCKER_HOST")
+    if docker_host_env:
+        container_build_env.update({"DOCKER_HOST": docker_host_env})
 
     def process_container(container):
         if not quiet: